Russian Regulator Seeks $2B in Damages from Nornickel for Arctic Fuel Spill July 7, 2020 Russia’s environmental watchdog has asked a power subsidiary of Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel) to pay almost 148 billion...
Unprecedented Arctic Diesel Spill Angers Putin and Could Force Green Reform in Russia June 11, 2020 By Yuliya Fedorinova, Ilya Arkhipov and Olga Tanas The mishandling of the biggest Arctic oil spill ever infuriated Russian President Vladimir Putin and could give a boost to...
Major Fuel Spill in Russian Arctic Moves Closer to Arctic Ocean: Regional Official June 10, 2020 Diesel fuel from a major spill in Russia’s Arctic has reached a pristine lake which is the basin for a...
Massive Fuel Spill in Siberia Blamed on Melting Permafrost – or Climate Change June 4, 2020 By Yuliya Fedorinova A massive fuel spill in Siberia prompted Russia to declare a state of emergency in the region as the mining...
Shell Units Sued in U.K. over Massive Nigerian Oil Spill in 2011 October 9, 2019 By Ellen Milligan Two Royal Dutch Shell Plc units were sued over their involvement in one of the largest oil spills in Nigeria’s...
Buffett-Owned Chemical Firm Lubrizol Faces Lawsuits After Fire in Rouen, France October 2, 2019 More than 5,250 tonnes of chemicals, oil and fuel additives have burned in a massive fire at U.S. specialty chemical...
Wind Could Spread Oil Leak from Pertamina’s Undersea Well in Indonesia July 29, 2019 By Yoga Rusmana and Eko Listiyorini Wind is threatening to spread a growing 52-mile (84-kilometer) oil sheen in Indonesia from an undersea well that began leaking...
AGCS Offers Crisis Management Response Services with Its Pollution Liability Cover May 22, 2019 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced it is offering expanded emergency response services as part of its Environmental Impairment...
Pollution Charges Filed Against Texas Petrochemical Facility That Burned May 1, 2019 By Juan A. Lozano Water pollution charges have been filed against a company that owns a Houston-area petrochemical storage facility where a large fire...
Aluminum Producer Norsk Hydro Denies Brazil Refinery Contaminated Local Waters April 9, 2018 By Joachim Dagenborg and Terje Solsvik Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro denied on Monday its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil had contaminated local waters, contradicting the findings...